As of the census of 2000, there were 4,767 people, 1,282 households, and 1,160 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,678.8 people per square mile. There were 1,300 housing units at an average density of 457.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 69.96% White, 17.54% African American, 0.17% Native American, 7.26% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.06% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.04% of the population. There were 1,282 households out of which 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.0% were married couplesliving together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.5% were non-families. 7.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.69 and the average family size was 3.88. In the village, the population was spread out with 35.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median agewas 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $95,472, and the median income for a family was $100,127. Males had a median income of $64,013 versus $44,028 for females. The per capita income for the village was $32,917. About 1.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over. New Hempstead, which is located next to Monsey as well as the center of New City, has a very large Orthodox Jewish population.
The Brick Church - 220 Brick Church Road - The church was founded by Dutch settlers in 1774 and was once known as the Reformed Church of West New Hempstead. Its present home was built in 1857 with bricks made from clay mined during the heyday of Haverstraw's brick industry. The graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and some original settlers are found in its church yard. Its cemetery building once served as the town hall for Haverstraw and later for Ramapo. Due to overcrowding in the East Ramapo school district buildings in the 1960s, the district made use of the Brick Church school. Recently the church celebrated its 150th anniversary.
